Regardless of the numbers, the pressure of negotiating with the U.S. is putting a spotlight on an ongoing rice crisis in ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed ...

If farmers install solar panels over their rice fields, their overall revenue, including income from selling solar-generated electricity, can ...

A huge portrait of Tanjiro is being being planned using an unusual medium - and they are looking for volunteers to help complete it.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has planted rice seeds ... In May, the Emperor will take the seedlings and plant them in a rice paddy at the palace. The rice will be harvested in autumn and offered ...

but farmers working among the paddy fields and ancient rice terraces say that climate change is hurting the harvest of rice, long a cornerstone of Japan’s diet. “Last year, an exceptional heat ...

Tanbo Art or rice paddy art is a type of Japanese art where people strategically plant different colored varieties of rice to create giant images when the rice fields are flooded in the summer.

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit - Buddhika Weerasinghe—Bloomberg/Getty Images In Japan, the ruling government is ...